American Idiot

Summary

American Idiot is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Idiot's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• American Idiot's genre is punk rock^[4].
• American Idiot's genre is pop-punk^[5].
• American Idiot's genre is alternative rock^[6].
• American Idiot was followed by Boulevard of Broken Dreams^[7].
• American Idiot was produced by Rob Cavallo^[8].
• American Idiot was performed by Green Day^[9].
• American Idiot's record label is recorded as Reprise Records^[10].
• American Idiot is part of American Idiot^[11].
• American Idiot's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• American Idiot was distributed by compact disc^[13].
• American Idiot's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• American Idiot was published on August 6, 2004^[15].
• American Idiot's lyricist is recorded as Billie Joe Armstrong^[16].
• American Idiot's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Record of the Year^[17].
• American Idiot's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Rock Song^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[19]

• First release date: 2004-08-10^[20]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock^[21]

• Community tags: alternative rock, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 04ee747f-ab6e-3963-bcd0-caba5b8a9c31^[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

American Idiot was performed by Green Day^[9]. It was produced by Rob Cavallo^[8].

Publication

American Idiot was published on August 6, 2004^[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include punk rock^[4], pop-punk^[5], and alternative rock^[6]. It is part of it^[11]. It was distributed by compact disc^[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

American Idiot was followed by Boulevard of Broken Dreams^[7].

Why It Matters

American Idiot ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]